text_original: He had constantly to contend with attempts to set rival claimants on the throne, but, partly by good luck and partly by the unscrupulous cunning and cruelty that became from this time a characteristic of the Eastern Court, he succeeded in retaining the throne till his death in 491. The history of Constantinople during this period is chiefly the record of religious controversies, in which the people of the city took sides with great vigour.
text_transcription: HE HAD CONSTANTLY TO CONTEND WITH ATTEMPTS TO SET RIVAL CLAIMANTS ON THE THRONE BUT PARTLY BY GOOD LUCK AND PARTLY BY THE UNSCRUPULOUS CUNNING AND CRUELTY THAT BECAME FROM THIS TIME A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE EASTERN COURT HE SUCCEEDED IN RETAINING THE THRONE TILL HIS DEATH IN FOUR NINETY ONE THE HISTORY OF CONSTANTINOPLE DURING THIS PERIOD IS CHIEFLY THE RECORD OF RELIGIOUS CONTROVERSIES IN WHICH THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY TOOK SIDES WITH GREAT VIGOUR
phonemes: hiː hæd kˈɑːnstəntli tə kəntˈɛnd wɪð ɐtˈɛmpts tə sˈɛt ɹˈaɪvəl klˈeɪmənts ɔnðə θɹˈoʊn, bˌʌt, pˈɑːɹtli baɪ ɡˈʊd lˈʌk ænd pˈɑːɹtli baɪ ðɪ ʌnskɹˈuːpjʊləs kˈʌnɪŋ ænd kɹˈuːəlti ðæt bɪkˌeɪm fɹʌm ðɪs tˈaɪm ɐ kˌæɹɪktɚɹˈɪstɪk ʌvðɪ ˈiːstɚn kˈɔːɹt, hiː səksˈiːdᵻd ɪn ɹᵻtˈeɪnɪŋ ðə θɹˈoʊn tˈɪl hɪz dˈɛθ ɪn fˈɔːɹhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn. ðə hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv kˌɑːnstɐntɪnˈoʊpəl dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪs pˈiəɹɪəd ɪz tʃˈiːfli ðə ɹˈɛkɚd ʌv ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs kˈɑːntɹəvˌɜːsiz, ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðə pˈiːpəl ʌvðə sˈɪɾi tˈʊk sˈaɪdz wɪð ɡɹˈeɪt vˈɪɡɚ.